19Synonyms found for unit

Word Origin & History

unit 1570, "single number regarded as an undivided whole," alteration of unity on the basis of digit. Popularized in John Dee's Eng. translation of Euclid, to express Gk. monas (Dee says unity formerly was used in this sense). Meaning "single thing regarded as a member of a group" is attested from 1642. Extended sense of "a quantity adopted as a standard of measure" is from 1738. Sense of "group of wards in a hospital" is attested from 1893.

Example Sentences for unit

Of course, they are accompanied by negative responses from some folks in my unit.

The size of your composting unit depends on how much you're composting and how big a unit your home can hold.

The follicular unit transplantation is an older technique.

The bottom unit consisted essentially of four landing struts equipped with a retrorocket to cushion the descent.

Installation is fast and easy with this prebuilt, modular unit.

Each book contains four unit lessons to do with your kids or your students.

Every academic unit should create a program-responsibility statement that defines specifically what it does.

The smallest unit of living matter that can operate independently.

And in the fall a pilot will air, an academic unit with a new name and faces both familiar and unfamiliar.

If you want compost quickly and without a lot of work, give strong consideration to the rotating barrel unit.